Posted on: HINDS Wills Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/h/i/HINDS/wills/10002 Surname: HINDS ------------------------- Lord George of Great Brittain &c: King: Annoqe Domini one thousand Seven Hundred & nineteen/twenty I John Hinds of Lancaster in ye County of Middlesex in the province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman: being under sickness & weakness of Body: though otherwise of competent Memory & understanding & being also sencible of my own frailty & of ye certainty that in a Little time I must be Removed by Death & not Knowin how soone: & being Willing to settle that estate which God of his Goodness hath Pleasse?? to bestow upon Me: I do Now make this my Last Will & Testamen In manner & form following (that is to say) First & Principally I Bequeath my Soull to God that gave it Hoping to Receive free & full Pardon of all my sins through the mirritt & mediation of Jesus Christ my Blessed Lord & Glorious Redeemer Relying alone upon him for Righteousness & Salvation & my Body t?? the Dust to be Decently Buried with Christian Buriall: & for my ou?? ward estat which of Right belongeth to my Will is that it be ordered?? settled & Dispossed of: as hereafter is expressed in this my Will. Imp. After all my Just Debts: funerall & other necessary Charge?? & expences are fully paid & Discharged: my Will is & Accordingly ?? do hereby Give unto Mary Hinds my Beloved Wife all my estate bot?? Reall & Personall Viz Lands Goods Chattells &c: of what nature Kind or quallity soever: & all moneys or other Debts Justly Due & owing from all & every Person or Persons whatsoever unto me the sd John Hinds: Saving that she allow & pay out unto my Six Children Namely John: Jacob Hannah: Hopestill Deborah & experience--five shillings apiece to each of them to be paid within two yeares next after my Decease: the which five shillings together with what I have formerly given them shall be in full of theire portions out of my estate; & unto my son Enoch Hinds I Give one paire of Steeres or young oxen which I Bought of John Priest: & also my Horss I Give unto my sd son Enoch which together with what he hath formerly had of my estate: my Will is shall be in full of his Portion: all the Residue & Remainder of my wholl estate as abovesaid I hereby Give & Dispose of unto Mary my said Wife for here to Improve & enjoy for her use benifitt and behoofe & freely to Dispose of all & every part both of ye Reall & Personall estate hereby Given to her: as she shall please at her Discression: & do also make & constitute my said Wife Mary Hinds to be sole executrix to this my Will: & that this is my Last Will & Testament I Declare by my hand & seall hereto Annexed the Day & yeare above Dated. John Hinds | | his ?? mark | Seal | Signed sealled & Declared in Presence of John Smith Israel Houghton Ebenezer Polly Link: Francis Genealogy URL: <http://www.ocston.org/~davef/genealogy>